Olympus m:robe MR-500i Digital Music Player with Digital Camera | 
 enlarge | Brand: Olympus
Category: CE
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $249.75
You Save: $150.24 (38%)
New (6) Used (3) from $94.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 29374
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Hard Drive Size: 20
Display Size: 3.7
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6.9 x 5.2
20GB Memory
MPN: 210010
Model: 210010
UPC: 050332149861
EAN: 0050332149861
ASIN: B0006TLR1G
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Transfer and listen to approximately 5,000 songs or store approximately 20,000 photos on 20 GB of internal memory | | • | Shoot, view and arrange photos in albums, including a Favorites album if you desire. (Photos can be set to 1280 x 960 or 640 x 480 resolution) | | • | Print photos directly from the m:robe 500i by directly connecting it to any PictBridge-enabled printer via the included USB high-speed 2.0 cable | | • | Use the supplied remote to play music, add tracks to your Favorites list, switch listening modes, adjust the volume, and more | | • | Compatible with Windows 2000 Professional and Home Edition and XP Professional and Home Edition |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Plunge into the future of sensory input with this amazing machine. It lets you take in the sounds, capture the sights around you and put them together into mini movies. Then carry them everywhere in a cool, compact package! The advanced MP3 player holds up to 5,000 of your favorite tracks with its 20GB of memory. And the built-in, 1.2-megapixel digital camera lets you snap and save your favorite sights. The 3.7-inch high-resolution VGA touch screen is twice the size of a standard display. View album cover art, showcase your digital photos and frame new shots ndash; all with startling brilliance.pFeatures:ulliMP3 player and digital camera in oneliHolds up to 5,000 MP3 tracksli20GB memoryliShoot and display digital picturesliHigh-res 3.7" RGA touch screenli1.2-megapixel digital camera resolutionliRemix modeliPictBridge-compatibleliUSB high-speed 2.0 cable includedliStereo headphonesliCarrying pouchliUnderwriters Laboratories (UL) Approved. UL is the worldwide trusted source for product complianceliCompatible with Windows 2000 Professional/Home; Windows XP Professional/Home; 128 MB or more (256MB or more recommended) with 200MB HD space and CD-ROM driveli1 year manufacturer's warranty/ulShoot, view and arrange photos in albums, including a Favorites album for your best shots. Watch your photos jam to the beat using transitions and cool templates, and turn any song and any photo into a music video for you and others to enjoy right on the LCD scr
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
 The best mp3 player/touch screen/ camara September 17, 2008
I bought this great mp3 player 3 year ago in amazon.com, It was the best mp3 player of the year and always use it because the interface is very easy to use and the sound quality is extremely amazing. The m trip software provides disks information like author, albums and year. The battery is ok the first years but 3 years of extensive make that my battery loose charge. The camera has the same quality of a cell phone camera but is so useful, the only little problem I find to my m-robe 500i is the size is a little bit big. I think is time to look other mp3 player but is difficult find the replace for this extremely good mp3/touch screen/camera/hard drive/ player.
 fair December 25, 2006
its nice, a little slow thobr /camera is pretty bad to OK shots never look GOODbr /no video is a minusbr /AWESOME: hacked firmware lets you play doom and other wads (haven't tried others yet) at FULL SPEEDbr /for under 200 bucks it worth a purchase if an ipod is to pricey (it is)
So much bang for your buck June 19, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Wow I bought this mp3 player, the 500i, for just $200. It just offers more "special features" than an iPod or Zen series. Overall amazing quality, and here is a part-by-part breakdown:br /br /Looks: Absolutely amazing, very nice, sleek, shiny black. Uber-cool. Slightly bulky, not one you want to take while jogging. You want a flash based mp3 player for that, or perhaps a Nano. But I'm too lazy to jog so I don't have a problem.br /br /Capacity/Hard Drive: 20 GB is quite good when considering all the features that have been crammed in here. But the rpm for the hard drive isn't "up there".br /br /Battery/Charging: What the heck do you expect? It's a full color screen. It's actually amazing battery for that, lasts me 10 hrs (A hold button exists for a reason, people), but if leaving the screen on, it goes down to 2-3 hrs. Max battery capacity is reached by about the third charge, I found. I wish it had a little less wires, and also charged with a computer. But the cradle came free.br /br /Touchscreen: Probably the best part of the whole thing. Very sensitive if you just don't make the mistake my mom makes (lol): use your fingertips not your full finger. Really fun to bust this out on iPod users. Very sweet looking. Also usable as a mirror! :Pbr /br /Stock headphones: These give some awesome sound! I listen to rock/rap. These headphones give very believable bass, lows, and mids, but not exactly like Sennheisers in treble quality. The reason one side is longer is because it wraps around your head. But a huge problem! These awesome headphones are only around 2-3ft long! They don't even reach from your pants to your ears. Nooooo! Therefore I'm looking at replacements.br /br /Music quality: Absolutely demolishes the iPod or Zen series. Very high signal-to-sound ratio, and instead of just preset equalizers it ALSO includes tweaking by single decibels up to 15 dB in the following: 60Hz, 250Hz, 1kHz, 4kHz, and even 12kHz! Only plays mp3br /br /Remix: Fun little feature to create slideshows, but I found it completely useless. I would just use my computer.br /br /Photo: I believe this is the first mp3 player with a photo. Even though it's Olympus, you do need to keep it very still and it is just 2.1 MP. But don't forget it's just an mp3 player. Another fun little part of this gadget, but it's not gonna replace your Nikon camera. But this baby actually has PictBridge?? LOLbr /br /Player interface: This player seems to take longer to start player long songs, leading me to think it preloads the song into memory. The delay for song play is somewhat annoying. The iPod has much faster response, which can be a problem too when switching from gangsta rap to classical. But I'd rather have fast response. Like the new iPods, it does show album covers. Another special feature is that it shows lyrics. Eventually when I'm really bored sometime, I'll put in the lyrics for all my thousand or so songs...br /br /Upload interface: The worst part (sort of) of this player. When I tried to update Mtrip software, it actually crashed on me! 3 times! So I'm just using the original software version. And it takes a long time to transfer songs. You can only run the player on one computer, meaning you can't sync with multiple computers. Problem with this being that with multiple users on one computer, you are forced to clear the player if you update on another user. However, the files themselves are not hidden and can be copy-pasted to other computers, which is a huge asset for when my computer crashed with all my music. All I had to do was rename a thousand files (M000808 renamed to Sandstorm for example) :(br /br /Durability: It has been eight months since my purchase, and I see no scratches on the screen or the camera lens. Even though I don't have any kind of neoprene or any protective casing whatsoever. But I don't think any players are drop-proof and sleek=smooth=sliding so watch out anyway.br /br /I think I should probably stop talking now. Point is, this is value staring you in the face. So what are you going to do about it?
 DON'T GET THIS! IT SUCKS! May 25, 2006
OH MY GOSH!!!br /I've got the m:robe instead of the i-pod for christmas, and man was it a huge mistake! I wanted to try something new, but it just sucks. If you are in to convenience than I wouldn't count on the m:robe. Because it's so big and bulky, it can't easily fit into pockets, and if you're the athletic type, it's even worse for running because it's slippary and heavy. The touch screen isn't very good eather. There are little dots on the screen you have to touch in order for the command to regester in the m:robe, and it's a hassle to have to keep pressing the screen over and over again. Since you are pressing the screen over and over again another problem arises. The screen is a fingerprint magnet and they're hard to get rid of. Scrolling through the songs takes a long time, and is much faster on an i-pod because it stops every few seconds. The shuffle mode isn't good because it isn't really a shuffle, you could have 450 songs in you library and hear the same song twice in 20minutes. As for the camera i'd have to say it's just about the worst part. The camera is soooo junk, and you, as well as the picture you are trying to capture have to be super, super, super, still in order for the pic to come out clear, and even if it does come out clear, the lighting is really bad because the light only works for about 3feet, plus on top of the whole thing there's no zoom. I guess it's okay because it can be plugged into the wall, but not directly. You have to first plug the adapter into the wall, and then plug the base into the adapter, which then leaves you with 4feet of wire. The m:robe screen is also very bad because it gets scratched very easily and my headphones broke within 2 months. Bah. br /br /All in all, i'd say to STAY AWAY from the Olympus m:robe because there are just TOO MANY BAD THINGS! br / 1. TOUCH SCREEN THAT IS NOT VERY SENSITIVE SO YOU'LL BE PUSHING THE SCREEN ALL DAYbr / 2. THE SCREEN WHICH IS A FINGER PRINT MAGNETbr / 3. THE SHUFFLE WHICH DOESN'T EVEN SHUFFLEbr / 4. THE CAMERA, WHOSE LIGHT ONLY REACHES UP TO 3FEET IN FRONT OF YOU br / 5. THE PERSON TAKING THE PICTURE AND THE THING IN THE PICTURE HAS TO BE DEAD STILL IN ORDER FOR THE PICTURE TO COME OUTbr / 6. THE 4 FEET OF WIRES YOU HAVE TO CARRY AROUND WITH YOU JUST TO CHARGE THE THING!br / 7. THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM WHICH CONSTANTLY FREEZESbr / 8. THE HEAVYNESS AND BULKINESS OF ITbr / br /BASICALLY. IT SUCKS. GET AN I-POD INSTEAD. PLAIN AND SIMPLE.br /
A Beautiful Dream March 5, 2006
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
If there was one thing that Olympus got right when they made the m:robe, it was style. This thing simply oozes coolness. The screen is large and well lit, the icons glow an almost supernatural white. A m:robe in the dark is quite the sight, it's ghostly. The fact that said screen is operated via touch simply multplies the cool factor. The 20 gig hard drive doesn't hurt either and the sound quality is superb.br /br /Sure, you can spend $250 on a 4 gig iPod nano and be just like every other person in the friggin' world. Or, you can dare to be unique and buy an m:robe. br /br /*BTW I got my m:robe used (refurbished) for a little over $100 on eBay. Take that iPod, you overrated/priced mp3 player of the dim-witted masses!
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